The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedules 5 and 8) (England and Wales) Order 2011

Citation, commencement and extent

1.  This Order—

(a) may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedules 5 and 8) (England and Wales) Order 2011;

(b) comes into force on 1st October 2011; and

(c) extends to England and Wales only(1).

Variation of Schedule 5

2.—(1) Schedule 5 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(2) (animals which are protected) is amended as follows.

(2) Insert, at the appropriate place in each case, the animals listed in Schedule 1.

(3) Omit the animals listed in Schedule 2.

(4) In the entry relating to “Lagoon Worm, Tentacled”, in the first column, after “Tentacled” insert “(in respect of section 9(4)(a) only)”.

(5) In the entry relating to “Shad, Twaite”, in the first column, for “section 9(4)(a)” substitute “section 9(1) and (4)(a)”.

(6) In the entry relating to “Shark, Angel”, in the first column, for the words from “(in respect of” to “waters, only)” substitute “(in respect of section 9(1), (2) and (5) only)”.

(7) In the entry relating to “Shrimp, Lagoon Sand”, in the first column, after “Sand” insert “(in respect of section 9(4)(a) only)”.

(8) Omit Note 2.

Variation of Schedule 8

3.—(1) Schedule 8 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(3) (plants which are protected) is amended as follows.

(2) Insert, at the appropriate place in each case, the plants listed in Schedule 3.

(3) Omit the plants listed in Schedule 4.

Richard Benyon

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

11th August 2011

John Griffiths

Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development,

one of the Welsh Ministers

9th August 2011